New Britain Township
| New Britain Township | |
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 Pine Valley Covered Bridge |
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| Location of Doylestown Township in Bucks County | |
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1723 |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Pennsylvania |
| County : | Bucks County |
| Coordinates : | 40 ° 18 ′ N , 75 ° 11 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) |
| Residents : | 11,070 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 280.3 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 39.5 km 2 (approx. 15 mi 2 ) |
| Height : | 84 m |
| Area code : | +1 215 |
| Website : | www.newbritaintownship.org |
| Mayor : | A. James Scanzillo |
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New Britain Township is located in Bucks County in the state of Pennsylvania . The population was 11,070 in 2010.
geography
The township is 39.5 km². The Neshaminy Creek flows through the township and then into the Delaware River . The township includes some villages such as Fountainville, Naces Corner, New Galena or Newville.
New Britain Township is bordered by the following townships:
- Hilltown Township (Northwest)
- Plumstead Township (Northeast)
- Doylestown (Township) (East)
- Warrington Township (Southeast)
- Montgomery Township (south)
- Hatfield Township (Southwest)
history
Native Americans from the Lenni Lenape tribe originally settled in the area from 1390 onwards. The first white settlers in the area were Welsh, Scots and later Germans.
The New Britain Township was founded in 1723. The township included 15,000 acres of land and the villages of Chalfont and later New Britain (village). Initially, large parts of today's Doylestown (township) also belonged to the New Britain Township. Today the township has 9,900 acres of land.
In 1778, George Washington and his soldiers reached the township to move on to New Jersey. He used the Butler Pike (now Route 202) and Limekiln Pike (now Route 152), which were often old Indian trails.
Lead ore was found from 1838 and mining began on an ever larger scale from 1861. After the production was exhausted, the old mines were filled with water and Lake Galena was created , which is now in the center of Peace Valley Park .
It is believed that Lenni Lenape chief Tamanend was buried in New Britain Township. William Penn negotiates a. a. with Tamanend, that the Indians withdraw from this area and that space is available for the first white settlers. The parents of Daniel Boone , a well-known American pioneer and hunter, are said to have lived not far from Chalfont . It is believed that he was born there or in Birdsboro in 1734 before his parents moved on to North Carolina .
From 1856 the village of New Britain was connected to the rail network to Philadelphia . To this day there are many homesteads in this area.
Demographics
In 2010 there were 11,070 people in New Britain Township. The median income per household per year was $ 71,194 and the median income per family was $ 77,896. Men made an average of $ 57,188 and women $ 34,390 per year.
Living in the township:
- 92.0% whiteness
- 1.6% African American
- 3.3% Asians
- 0.1% Indian
- 2.4% Latino
Age structure:
- 27.4% under 18 years of age
- 4.6% between 18 and 24 years of age
- 29.2% between 25 and 44 years
- 26.7% between 45 and 64 years
- 11.0% older than 65 years
Historic areas
From the New Britain Township, the Morgan James Homestead and the Pine Valley Covered Bridge were added to the National Register of Historic Places .
Famous pepole
- Tamanend , was the chief of a clan of Lenni Lenape Indians
- Parents of Daniel Boone , Boone was an American pioneer and hunter
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Census 2010: Pennsylvania . Usatoday.Com. Retrieved July 20, 2017.
- ↑ MacReynolds, George, Place Names in Bucks County, Pennsylvania , Doylestown, Bucks County Historical Society, Doylestown, PA, 1942nd
- ^ Doylestown Township Website: Doylestown Township. Retrieved July 19, 2017 .
- ^ New Britain Township: New Britain Township. Retrieved July 22, 2017 .
- ^ A b New Britain Village: New Britain Village. Retrieved July 22, 2017 .